Master of None — N. Lee Wood

Nathan Crewe planned to make his academic reputation by stealing rare plant samples from Vanar-a powerful, secretive planet that forbids all foreigners and controls all space transport. Instead, he is betrayed by a jealous lover and left marooned, impoverished, and friendless in a strict matriarchal world where men have no legal rights. Arrested and imprisoned, Nathan is rescued by the head of an influential family who takes an interest in him and teaches him the complex rules of her society. As he adapts to their culture, Nathan learns of an ancient malice buried deep in the history of this world-one that will threaten him and everyone he has come to care for. And he discovers that his arrival on Vanar was anything but accidental...